Indianapolis gears up for larger number of refugees
Indianapolis is gearing up for larger number of refugees this year (see here). Indianapolis will be accepting 30% more refugees this year. Hussein is among a recent wave of refugees who have resettled...
View ArticleRefugees in Indiana struggle – contractors want more government funding
The Indianapolis Star reports that refugees are not having an easy go of things in Indiana. Refugees, like US citizens, are having a hard time finding jobs, even with job training, and struggle to get...
View ArticleChosing between fast economic self-sufficiency or learning English
The State Department visit to Indiana this week highlights an important issue – our national refugee resettlement program requires refugees to find employment early to gain economic self-sufficiency,...
View ArticleExodus Refugee Immigration files suit against Indiana Governor
The refugee resettlement agency Exodus Refugee Immigration with the assistance of the ACLU has filed suit against Indiana Governor Mike Pence and the Family and Social Services Administration,...
View ArticleIndiana hearing of Exodus Refugee Immigration v. Mike Pence
The hearing in the case of Exodus Refugee v. Mike Pence (Indiana gov.) took place on February 12. The ACLU filed suit against Gov. Pence and the Family and Social Services Administration, claiming the...
View ArticleU.S. judge rules Gov. Mike Pence’s targeting Syrian refugees...
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s decision to suspend Syrian refugees amounted to “unconstitutional discrimination.” Pence also attempted to withhold state funds to...
View ArticleJudge denies Indiana stay in court case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt has rejected Indiana’s request that she put on hold her order against Republican Gov. Mike Pence’s efforts to bar state agencies from helping Syrian refugees....
View ArticleIndiana argues that singling out all Syrian refugees not based on national...
This is a head scratcher. Although the state of Indiana lost the court case over Gov. Mike Pence’s attempt to withhold benefits from Syrian refugees based on nebulous “security concerns”, it is now...
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